Cheapest Colleges in Oklahoma
Sticker prices at the 20 four-year colleges we rank in Oklahoma run from $5,970 to $50,061 a year in tuition and fees, a gap of $44,091 between the cheapest school and the most expensive one.
The 12 public colleges here charge a median of $8,062 a year, $1,878 (19%) below the national public median of $9,940. The 8 private nonprofit colleges on the list charge a median of $34,510, under the $39,582 national private median. Sticker price alone rarely settles the cheapest private option, so check the net price column.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranks first at $5,970, ahead of Cameron University ($7,095) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University ($7,530).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- 4-year colleges whose main award is the bachelor's degree (public, private nonprofit and for-profit)
- Ranked by in-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in Oklahoma
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported in-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- This page is published only when at least 15 schools qualify; Oklahoma has 20
- Data period
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 20 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK Public · 4-year | $5,970 | $11,664 | $10,104 | 33% | 1,498 |
| 2 | Cameron University Lawton, OK Public · 4-year | $7,095 | $16,515 | $10,912 | 26% | 2,492 |
| 3 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK Public · 4-year | $7,530 | $16,740 | $8,039 | 32% | 3,018 |
| 4 | Rogers State University Claremore, OK Public · 4-year | $7,750 | $16,410 | $15,314 | 27% | 2,657 |
| 5 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK Public · 4-year | $7,810 | $17,290 | $12,710 | 36% | 4,772 |
| 6 | East Central University Ada, OK Public · 4-year | $8,032 | $17,842 | $8,683 | 34% | 2,467 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK Public · 4-year | $8,092 | $8,673 | $7,413 | 23% | 917 |
| 8 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK Public · 4-year | $8,469 | $8,499 | $14,459 | 37% | 3,514 |
| 9 | University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK Public · 4-year | $8,818 | $19,704 | $18,309 | 37% | 10,170 |
| 10 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK Public · 4-year | $9,000 | $20,190 | $6,624 | 41% | 941 |
| 11 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Public · 4-year | $9,797 | $27,377 | $15,300 | 75% | 22,734 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Public · 4-year | $10,234 | $25,754 | $17,447 | 67% | 21,773 |
| 13 | Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,294 | — | $16,692 | 40% | 1,666 |
| 14 | Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $27,180 | — | $21,872 | 55% | 1,885 |
| 15 | Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $31,190 | — | $22,084 | 50% | 1,455 |
| 16 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $33,550 | — | $28,358 | 32% | 673 |
| 17 | Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $35,470 | — | $25,365 | 56% | 3,487 |
| 18 | Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $35,570 | — | $20,958 | 51% | 1,308 |
| 19 | Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $35,648 | — | $22,857 | 65% | 1,514 |
| 20 | University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year | $50,061 | — | $15,000 | 73% | 2,813 |
How to compare these colleges
Start with the net price column rather than the sticker price. Net price is the average a student who receives aid pays after grants and scholarships, so a school that ranks lower here can still be the cheaper choice for your family. The out-of-state column applies only if you are not a legal resident of Oklahoma, and only public colleges charge a separate rate.
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